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Collaboration and Leadership:challenges and opportunities in
the new environment 2015 ALWD Conference
Beth Cohen, Anne Goldstein, and Susan Sloane
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Collaboration
• Wikipedia – “Collaboration is working with others to do a task and to achieve shared goals.”
• Webster – “To work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor.”
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Collaboration
• Goal of Collaboration: “synthesize participants’ contributions to achieve a better product then any of them could have developed on their own.”
• Characteristics of collaboration – Co-workers share decision-making (no “boss”)– Predominantly group decision-making – Each makes genuine contributions – Belief in the process – Shared goals
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Collaboration - Not
• Not all group work is collaboration • In-Put Model:– One person decides after consulting with others – One person has ultimate authority
• Parallel Model:– Tasks are delegated – No shared decision-making – No exchange of ideas or feedback
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Benefits of Collaboration
• Team-based learning• Collaboration to empower students• Better use of limited resources• Increase practical skills• Increase professional development• Increase community connections
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Challenges of Collaboration in Law Schools
• Time-consuming• Power Imbalances • Egos • Sacrifices and compromises • Silos of legal education• Academic freedom
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Employing Mediation Skills in the Collaborative Process
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Principles of Mediation
• Create an effective Agenda• Focus on Common Goals • Recognize the problems with reaching the
common goals • Create a list of problem areas to resolve• Effective listening • Focus on joint resolution
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Flip ChartGOALS
A.B.C.
X’s Needs/Interests Y’s Needs/Interests
A. A. B. B.
C. C.
Issues to Be ResolvedA.B.C.
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Positions v. Interests
• Position: What we say we want as an outcome
• Interest: The reasons why the outcome we want is important to us. Our hopes, desires, needs, beliefs, values and expectations.
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Employing Mediation Skills in the Collaborative Process
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Flip ChartGOALS
A.B.C.
X’s Needs/Interests Y’s Needs/Interests
A. A. B. B.
C. C.
Issues to Be ResolvedA.B.C.
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Tips for Active Listening1. Acknowledge and offer appreciation for each person’s Input;2. Ask clarifying questions, rather than making
assumptions;3. Summarize frequently and obtain agreement;4. Re-frame to keep the focus on interests and
positive steps, rather than positions and negativity.
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Examples of Collaboration
• Students– Student assignments and student groups
• Faculty– Assignments, projects, and committee work
• Administration – Programs and professional development
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BibliographyEileen Scallen, Sophie Sparrow, Cliff Zimmerman, Working Together in Law: Teamwork and Small Group Skills for Legal Professionals (Carolina Academic Press 2014)
Eizabeth A. Reilly, Deposing the “Tyranny of Extroverts”: Collaborative Learning in the Traditional Classroom Format, American Association of Law Schools (2000)
Kamela Bridges, Using a Collaborative Rewrite to Reinforce Learning (16th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference)
L. Michelle Bennett, Howard Gadlin, Collaboration and Team Science: From Theory to Practice, J. Investig. Med. (June 2012)
Susan Bryant, Collaboration in Law Practice: A Satisfying and Productive Process For A Diverse Profession, 17 Vt. L. Rev. 459 (1992-3)
David A. Hoffman, Ten Principles of Mediation Ethics
Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff, FAQ Collaborative and Cooperative Learning (Should we distribute this?) OR Include the link?
Eric Anthony Grollman, The Trouble With Collaboration,
https://chroniclevitae.com/news/991-the-trouble-with-collaboration
Nilofer Merchant, Eight Dangers of Collaboration,
https://hbr.org/2011/12/eight-dangers-of-collaboration
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